The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-13

contradictory adVlceS In regard to
the weather aud weak cables caused
an unsettled and dull market in the
early part OF the session, but later
| prices advanced. There was some
reaction towards the close aud Nav
finished &c below yesterday, while
other months were firm and lc better;
No. 2 red, cash, 793; May, 79s@S0c,
closed at 79ic, bid; June, 79;S79Ic,
closing a 79sc; ] July, 7Sbc, lst; August,
7Si@7s5c, closed 81 7Sac. Oorn-Oash,
fairly active; optious-Ssy declined
&c, but recovered 1c later; other
options dull and unchanged cash, 35i
@35Rc; May, 34t@S5Sc, closing at
351c; June sole; July, 97i. Oats
firm for cash but nothing doing in
options; cash, 27i@2Sfc; May, 27ae,
bid; June, 2sc, bid. Rye easy at $50.
Bariey-no sales. Hay, best grades
steady aud firm; but low qualities
dull and easy; timothy, $s@l3 so;
prairie. Sc 50910 80. Bran finn at
65c. Cornmesl, active at 81. Flax.
seed nominal at 81. Receipts
Flour, 1000 brls; wheat, 1900
bu; corn, 11,000 Blu; oats, 1900 bu;
rye, none; barley, 1000 hu. Ship.
ments-Flour, 1900 bu; wheat, none;
corn, 10000 bu; oats, $1,000 bu;
rye, 1000 bu; harley, none.
afternoon Bodrd-Whe easier;
May, 79jc; June, 79tc; August,
7Ssc; @78jc. OoIn, wesk; May, $50
S5tc; June, soto. Oats, quiet; May,
27ac.
CHICAGO, ILL, April l2.-The wheat
marker was quiet and generally easier,
though at the close values were higher
than yesterday. Foreign sdyicss were
dull and quoted downward tendency
10 prices, Rain was reported in the
West and Southwest, though not gen.
ersl. The crop advices from Indiana
were unfavorahle. Very few outside
orders were received and local opera
tors generally appeared 10 be content
in watching the market. Receipts
continue fair. Clearings ffom the At
lsntic seaboa,d aggregated $4,000
bushels. The market opened a shade
easier st S2sc for May delivery, broke
off TO 82s', rallied TO S3s@SSic, and
closed for the day a 49,. rhe re1eipta
OF corn were larger and there was a
steady pl essure to sell, which caused
May to decline t. 3Skc, where tbs
market closed for the day, or &c lower
than at the close on ysste rdsy. Oats
were dull, and the weak corn market
had q tendency to break prices
and the market closed o. lower.
Cash quotations were as follows: Flour
quiet and unchanged. No. 2 spring
wheat, 78t@SlBc; No 8 spring wheat,
71@74c; No. 2 red, size; No 2 corn,
944@3Sc; No. 2 oats, 24a@2Slc; No. .
2 rye, 5f4c; No. barley, SIC; No. /
hsxseed, 81 05A@1 08; prime timothy
seed, 81 70. The leading futures ranged
as follows: Wheat No. April opened
at 77ac, highest 7s9c, lowest 77Ac,
closing a. isle; May opened at 82kc,
highest sSs@53lc, lowest S2ac. closing
at 83e; June opened at size, highest
Sltc, low ct 500 CLOSING at 80bc; July
opened at Sic, highest Sli@Sls,, low.
est S03c, closing at SIC. Corn, No. 2
April opened at S5c, highest 35c,
lowest 34ac, closing az 343c; May
opened at S9sc, highest 99ic, lowest
38tc, closing at 38tc; June opened at
4Oac, highest 4sac, lowest 4O}c, closing
at 40tc; July opened at 42c, highest
42fc, lowest 41bc, closingst 4lsc. Oats,
No. 2-April opened at 245c, highest
245c, lowest 24ac, closing at 242c; May
opened at 29sc, highest 29sc, lowest
29sc, closing at 29tc; June opened at
29bc, highest 29jc, lowest 29sc, closing
at 29sc. Receipts-FIour, $4,000 brls;
wheat, $1,000 bu; corn, 10000 bu;
oats, Y, 600 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley,
5000 bu. Shipments-Flour, 5000
brls wheat, 1000 bu; corn, % 1000 bu;
oats, 10000 bu; rye, 1000 bu; barley,
5000 bu.